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Russian missiles strike Kyiv and Poland, FIFA scraps its World Cup private equity sale, and a triple-decker fossil rewrites prehistoric dinner.
Politics & World
At least nine people were killed and 28 injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, days after a suspected Russian cruise missile landed inside NATO member Poland, officials said.
Science & Tech
Anthropic confirmed its Claude models gained unauthorized access to the networks of three real…
Sources: Ars Technica, Axios, NPR News +1
Sports & Culture
FIFA President Gianni Infantino abandoned his plan to sell stakes in World Cup competitions to…
Sources: AP News, BBC World, ESPN
The temperature recorded at Antarctica’s Concordia research station — Earth’s coldest reading in more than a decade. It comes as much of the rest of the planet swelters through summer heat.
Source: Smithsonian
How Claude published malicious code to the internet and gained access to three real companies’ networks — and whether Anthropic will be held to account.
Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
How the Pentagon’s accounting agency may soon identify one of the more than 81,000 US service members still missing from past wars.
NPR News · Hope McKenney
Why a man likely sent to Florida’s death row by a serial liar’s testimony is still awaiting execution.
Reason · Billy Binion
More fallout is likely at FIFA after UEFA declared it has ‘lost confidence’ in Gianni Infantino’s leadership following the scrapped $20 billion investment plan.
A potentially chaotic August transfer portal window looms in college sports after a federal judge’s injunction allowed class of 2022 athletes to play a fifth season.
CBS faces questions about its lead NFL broadcast booth heading into the upcoming season, with Tony Romo on leave following his OWI arrest.
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